When we have spoken openly we have said nothing.
These works are tiny contemplative effigies clarified out of my previous lens-based reflections on the alchemical processes of nigredo, albedo and rubedo.
“Whenever we have spoken openly we have (actually) said nothing. But when we have written something in code and in pictures we have concealed the truth.” - Rosarium Philosophorum c.1550
There is no book, no teacher that can enable one to understand the initiatory path, it must slowly and intricately reveal itself to those that look.
Eartheater (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass, gold leaf
Terra Preta (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass
The King's Diadem (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass, gold leaf
Pleroma of Pleromas (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass, gold leaf
Quintessence (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass, gold leaf
Sophia (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass
My Sister My Heart and My Tongue (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass
Sub Rosa (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass
Pelecanus (2023) Resin, acrylic paint, glass, gold leaf